The Hidden Fortress
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The Hidden Fortress is a 1958 Japanese jidaigeki adventure film directed by Akira Kurosawa, renowned for its innovative storytelling, dynamic action, and major influence on later works such as Star Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hidden Fortress canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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adventure film ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ film ⓘ jidaigeki film ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Kazuo Yamasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Akira Kurosawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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adventure ⓘ jidaigeki ⓘ |
| hasAward | Silver Bear for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
General Rokurota Makabe
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Matashichi NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Yuki NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Criterion Collection Blu-ray
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Criterion Collection DVD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Star Wars
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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | George Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Masaru Sato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | story told from peasants’ point of view ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of comedy and adventure
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dynamic action sequences ⓘ innovative use of widescreen composition ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| presentedAt | 8th Berlin International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Sōjirō Motoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| runtime | 139 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Akira Kurosawa
NERFINISHED
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Hideo Oguni NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryūzō Kikushima NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinobu Hashimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Sengoku period Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Kamatari Fujiwara
NERFINISHED
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Minoru Chiaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Misa Uehara NERFINISHED ⓘ Susumu Fujita NERFINISHED ⓘ Takashi Shimura NERFINISHED ⓘ Toshiro Mifune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.